Safety razor



Nov. 24, 1931; x I J. E. CONNOLLY SAFETY RAZOR Filed Feb. 25, 1951gwvmtoz Jamcsf. ("man/(y.

V coact with receiving apertures in the guard plate 11. Thusthe clamphead 8'servesto secure in position upon the handle-the guard v plate '11and theusual blade 12 interposed be tweenthe guar d plate and the clamp"head.

" I The shaving head hereinafterreferred to, and

whichis removably mounted upon the-handle through the medium ofthe'rthread e d shank 7 and the threaded receiving bore, comprises a theclamphead8, the guard plate 11 and'the.

' blade 12. i

In order to It will be recognized that all of thenpartsu hereinbeforedescribedar'e parts provided in the conventional type of razor abovereferred to, the-single exception residingin'the estate: ible mountingsfor thehead end head 5.

, theupper end thereof as illustrated in Figure 1"." The buttonl? ispositioned onthe-outside of the handle andspaced'a suitable distance 1from the adj acent wall; of the handle; 1 It is normallylheld'inthatpos'itionby a spring coiled about the cross pin and acting "between'an" innerwallof the handleande, head or washer -16in i tending to"force the washer againstthe opposite wall of the handle,"

'Inutilizing fth-lS' shock absorbing principle 7 ofimyunvention, theshaving hea'da'ndthe handle are moved relatively so that the button13-is proj ected gfroin {the handle transa versely oftheproposed'shaving edge-and in a a Thus whenthe shaver grasps the'razorhandle 1 ad acentJts lower] end between the thumb directionaway fromth'e surface to be sha-ved;

V "and fingers other than the= forefinger he may similarfaceprojections; l

I :By m'o'vmg the shaving restfthe'lforetinger upon'the button and thusplace the spring 1-5 under light tension." Theresilientbutton"equi-prnent'thus forms a r'esilient supp'ort for-orresistance to the shaving p i be understood with razorlthus heldwithabit of energy'stored up 7 inlthe-spring; 15fthe shaving edge willbe permitted t'o-automatic ally follow the "un even contours of theshaving surface: with a yielding pre'ssure "permitting the head toieadily ab'sorb shocks incidentto the passing over'o'f partialobstructions such as molesor head and the handle 7 Y erelatively soastoipos'itionthe resilientiele- V m'ent 13 to project-in a directionparalleling the; shavingjedge the handle may be grasped atthis point"between the forefinger and' e thu'mbfwith the thumb or forefinger.en'gag ingthe, resilient element. With the; parts thusp0sitioned3 thisresilient support for the shank-2-Jand' the V V e H e r v 2 isillustrated the positioning of the resil vid f th hd kab orbi'entelement forsaccompli'shmenti 0f the 7 ing feature" which forms an object'of myprese ent invention I provide a shock absorber buti ton' 13mou'nt ed'ona crosspin'Me movable in apertures provided in the handle 1adjacent razor serves to impart a slight vibration to 'theshaving headwhich greatly facilitates the shaving act. 1 The user of the razor may,by

properly manipulating the resilient support l between-the thumb andforefinger, impart to the shaving edge in accomplishing the shavingfunction. w 7 I I 7 reason of the provision of the means enabling therelative'movem'ent of the shav V ing'head and handle about the axis ofthe, V i

handle it is possible to position the resilient,

found most elficientjnfthe accomplishmentotthefun'ctionsaboveidescribed. v

In Figure 1 I have illustrated the resilient Ielementso that it'willproject in the position Q element projected in a'direction for effectingthe shoel; absorbingiunction, and in Figure shaving head vibratingfunction.

"The resilient eelementimayi be constructed Figures 2 through? Ihaveshowngsome ex-' amples: of these modifications. v In these Jfig:

"and niountedzin:m any' dili'erent Ways and u res the razor 'handlealone is disclosed and.

that :these handles "may be, manufactured and complete razor or thehandle "only, maylbe' manufactured and sold M Y 5 In Figure/2 theresilient element may be 2 ms in the nature ofa resilient rod or Wire 17sew cured in .any suitable manner :to therend hollow handleto a p sitionadjacent the uppcrend'thereof where it is bent at a rlght angle andextended through an arcuate-slot I head: 5 nd extendinglongitudinallyinthe' it v engaged by the hand of a user-of the razor."

The 'arcuate slot, in combination with. the rotatablemounting for theend head will effectively provide for-the desired adjustment 7 ofposition 'of the button 19 In Figure? the resilientelement is the formof a cross pin 20 mountedin. and ear tended through apertures in' thehandle. and

equipped. at each e'ndwith ahead or button 21'. A washer 22 isseeured'inany suitable manner to'the center of'the' cr'oss pin,- and a spring 23is coiled about the pin-at eachfside of the washers-for engagingthewasher and I r the adjacentthandle'wall'ina manner for resilientlyholdingthe,washer'centrally w th in the bore ofthe'handle-L 1 I I InFigured, the'resil'ient element 1s 1n the form of arod or Wire 24secured at one end to a.slreve"25 fitted in the lower end ofthe' andthere angle bent and entended'rwthrough handle and-havingits'otherendextended to a point adjacent the upper end. of the handle I1 i Y 70 1 the shavlng' head a rhythm cal vibrating movement, thusincreasing the efiiciency of I scribed.

, i ssaeae an aperture in the handle, said extendedend' being equippedwith ail-engaging head 26.

The free end of the member 24L passes through a sleeve 27 fitted inthehandle and serving as a mounting means for a c011 spring 28 whichengages the sleeve and the rod 2 lpassing therethrough so as toresiliently holdthe rod with the head 26 thereofsuitably spaced from theouter wall ofthe handle.

vide a hump projection 29 extended through a slot 30 provided intthehandle andthus 1 serving as'a resilient projection for engagement by thehand of the user. i v p In Figure 5 the resilient member is shown in theform of a leaf springliil mounted wholly on the outside of the handleandad justably secured by an axial rivet or other 7 shank, a razor headon said shank, said shank connection 32iat the end 'of the end head 5,the free end of the spring be ng extended along the outerwall ofthehandle in suitably spaced relation to be engaged by the hand ofa userfor purposes hereinbefore de- In Figure 7 I have illustrated stillanother form of resilient element in'the nature of a spring rod 33secured to the-handle by a band 3 1 encircling the handle adjacent itslower end, the free end of the rod beingeXtended along the outer wall ofthe handleto apoint adjacent the upper end thereof where itis spacedfrom the handle to provide the desired resilient support forengageinentby the I hand of the user. i l

InFigure 8 I have illustrated a novel form of guard plate'adapted for"use in connec tion with-the resilient element-s hereinbefore describedand which is provided with guard teeth having their edges angle cut asat 35 so as to engage and deflect the hairs being shaved from an erectto an angled relation to the cutting blade thereby facilitating theshaving act. These teeth are preferably arranged in two sets, the anglesof which are oppositely directed so that when the guard plate teetharedrawn over the face of a shaver they w1ll engage the skin and impartthereto a stretching tendency which further facilitates the shavingaction;

in addition to stimulating and massaging the skin. j

V In the drawings I have disclosed the resilient element as mountedadjacent theupper end of the handle. Obviously, however,

this element may be similarly mounted nearer the lower end or at anyposition along inflexibly attached thereto,and a resilientshock-absorbing element on the handle ex tending generally.longitudinally of thehan the handle which might be dictated bythedemands of the buying public. 7 r

In the foregoing description closed a simple form'of resilient razorsupport which willserve to absorb shocks incidentto the shaving act andthereby 'facili-M tate shaving. I have also disclosed'means theoppositeiedge. 1

I have dis wherebyzth eiresilient supp orting devices may movement; alsocontriibute toithe lefiieiencyaofa ing eta-12am its addition-to ithis'zfeatureul llfllVB *Cililki(3lO$ d' :a moivel aguard "plate a" h'iehfserves co-position thehairs beingisha vedtLTIimZIIIHQI 'iftlcllilhtltlngithe aseveranee ethereof and for stretching the skimheingishaired,

theiiebyicooperating withlxthe vibratory function in providing a goodcleanshave.

From the foregoing description taken in relates. V

"I claim: '1. A razor handle comprising, ahollow be .=.empl'oye l rtelintpart: a slight T wibratory"; the shavinghead :which "will 7- esshaw.

having a cross aperture, a cross pinl movable 'in the aperture andhaving an engaging".

'm ultaneously .withtheshanlr and byz a'hn ger of the same hand of theuser which grasps the shank, and means within theshankftoresilientlyhold the crosspin head extended so that the handwillcooperate with the surface being shaved .to-tension said element. -r 2.A razor handle comprising,aholl0w shank, means'for eifectingattachmentwith "a razor head, said shank having'a cross aper ture, aresilient rod secured at one end within the shank and having its freeend ex- 1 tended along within the shank and bent to project through theaperture, said rod being engageable simultaneously with the shank and bya finger, of'the same hand yoffthei user which engages the shank.

3. In a razor, incombination with, a cutting blade, a guard therefor,teeth on said guard substantially perpendicular to the 1011;, ,gitudinalaxis of the guard and blade, said teeth being langularly bevelled frommeat; 7 v a no I agonally oppositeffront corners of a'tooth to 4. In arazor, a-handle and shaving head inflexibly carried thereby, resilientlymounted shock-absorbing element carried by and projecting beyond oneside of the handle between th e free; end of the handleand said shavinghead, said elementbeing adapted for movement substantially radially ofthe axis of the handle.

. 5. In a razor, avhandle, ashaving head dle, said element having-a freeend yieldable radially of the longitudinal axis of the hairthe handle. f

